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Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
,Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
chapter 1
1. Which of the following defines culture, according to the textbook?
a. a group of at least three people
b. males and females across different species who possess mentalizing
abilities
c. any information learned from other members of one’s species that can
influence an individual’s behaviors
d. a group of people who do not share the same context
e. novel innovations that an individual creates and does not share with
others
2. Cat A teaches Cat B, who lives in the same alley, to hold a mouse in a certain way
so that the mouse can be more easily eaten. This way of holding mice then gets
passed on to other cats in different alleys. Based on the definitions of culture used
in the textbook, can this example be said to be culture?
f. yes, because the information was passed on by social learning between
Cats A and B
g. yes, because all animals have culture
h. no, because Cats A and B belong to a group of cats from the same alley
i. no, because the information was passed on to other cats in different
alleys
j. no, because culture cannot not spread from one alley to another
3. According to the definition offered in the textbook, which of the following would
NOT be a good example of culture?
k. a child mimics her friend by sticking her tongue out when she doesn’t
like her food
Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
,Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
l. a child learns how to brush her teeth from her father
m. a child improves on her brother’s game by using three marbles instead
of two
n. a child creates a piece of art she has never seen before while, at the
same time, listening to her sister sing songs
o. a child learns from her teacher how to sit down nicely in her chair during
lunch
4. A chimpanzee learns from his human zookeeper to wash carrots in the artificial
river in his habitat before eating them. Based on the definitions of culture used in
the textbook, can this example be said to be culture?
p. yes, because the information was passed on by social learning
q. yes, because a habit or practice can be said to be culture
r. yes, because the chimpanzee belongs to a group of chimpanzees kept
in zoos
s. no, because he learned the practice from a member of a different
species
t. no, because he is the only member of his group to adopt this habit
5. Gwen wants to conduct a study on dating preferences among teens in France, but
she finds that French teens in the countryside are very different from French teens
in the cities. The difference between French teens in the countryside versus the
cities best illustrates which challenge to defining culture?
u. Cultural boundaries are not always clear-cut.
v. Cultures are dynamic and change over time.
w. Culture and the mind make each other up.
x. There are as many variations within cultures as there are between
cultures.
y. Psychology relies too much on WEIRD samples.
Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
, Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
6. In an African studies research paper that you are writing for publication, you use
the word “culture” to refer to a group of South African people. Which of the
following is a challenge to using “culture” to define a group of South Africans?
z. South Africans are likely very different from people who live in parts of
North Africa.
aa. Present-day South Africans are likely very similar to South Africans in
the early twentieth century.
bb. All South Africans share the same political and environmental contexts,
leading them to have very similar experiences.
cc. There is too much variability within the South African population to
warrant a single “South African” category.
dd. South Africa is economically very different from its neighbor, Botswana.
7. A key difference between cultural psychologists and general psychologists is that
ee. cultural psychologists study people in many different cultures in order to
study universals, whereas general psychologists study people from one
culture to study universals.
ff. cultural psychologists study people from one culture, whereas general
psychologists study people from many cultures.
gg. cultural psychologists try to discover laws that govern the mind as a
central processing unit (CPU), whereas general psychologists study
variability across contexts.
hh. general psychologists believe that the mind is independent from context
and content, whereas cultural psychologists believe that the mind
cannot be separated from context and content.
ii. general psychologists believe that all of human psychology is universal,
whereas cultural psychologists believe that people in different cultures
think and behave in very different ways that cannot be explained.
8. Trina believes that deep down, people from different cultures are all the same.
Which psychological perspective best represents Trina’s view?
jj. multicultural approach
kk. existential universal
Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
,Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
chapter 1
1. Which of the following defines culture, according to the textbook?
a. a group of at least three people
b. males and females across different species who possess mentalizing
abilities
c. any information learned from other members of one’s species that can
influence an individual’s behaviors
d. a group of people who do not share the same context
e. novel innovations that an individual creates and does not share with
others
2. Cat A teaches Cat B, who lives in the same alley, to hold a mouse in a certain way
so that the mouse can be more easily eaten. This way of holding mice then gets
passed on to other cats in different alleys. Based on the definitions of culture used
in the textbook, can this example be said to be culture?
f. yes, because the information was passed on by social learning between
Cats A and B
g. yes, because all animals have culture
h. no, because Cats A and B belong to a group of cats from the same alley
i. no, because the information was passed on to other cats in different
alleys
j. no, because culture cannot not spread from one alley to another
3. According to the definition offered in the textbook, which of the following would
NOT be a good example of culture?
k. a child mimics her friend by sticking her tongue out when she doesn’t
like her food
Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
,Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
l. a child learns how to brush her teeth from her father
m. a child improves on her brother’s game by using three marbles instead
of two
n. a child creates a piece of art she has never seen before while, at the
same time, listening to her sister sing songs
o. a child learns from her teacher how to sit down nicely in her chair during
lunch
4. A chimpanzee learns from his human zookeeper to wash carrots in the artificial
river in his habitat before eating them. Based on the definitions of culture used in
the textbook, can this example be said to be culture?
p. yes, because the information was passed on by social learning
q. yes, because a habit or practice can be said to be culture
r. yes, because the chimpanzee belongs to a group of chimpanzees kept
in zoos
s. no, because he learned the practice from a member of a different
species
t. no, because he is the only member of his group to adopt this habit
5. Gwen wants to conduct a study on dating preferences among teens in France, but
she finds that French teens in the countryside are very different from French teens
in the cities. The difference between French teens in the countryside versus the
cities best illustrates which challenge to defining culture?
u. Cultural boundaries are not always clear-cut.
v. Cultures are dynamic and change over time.
w. Culture and the mind make each other up.
x. There are as many variations within cultures as there are between
cultures.
y. Psychology relies too much on WEIRD samples.
Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
, Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
6. In an African studies research paper that you are writing for publication, you use
the word “culture” to refer to a group of South African people. Which of the
following is a challenge to using “culture” to define a group of South Africans?
z. South Africans are likely very different from people who live in parts of
North Africa.
aa. Present-day South Africans are likely very similar to South Africans in
the early twentieth century.
bb. All South Africans share the same political and environmental contexts,
leading them to have very similar experiences.
cc. There is too much variability within the South African population to
warrant a single “South African” category.
dd. South Africa is economically very different from its neighbor, Botswana.
7. A key difference between cultural psychologists and general psychologists is that
ee. cultural psychologists study people in many different cultures in order to
study universals, whereas general psychologists study people from one
culture to study universals.
ff. cultural psychologists study people from one culture, whereas general
psychologists study people from many cultures.
gg. cultural psychologists try to discover laws that govern the mind as a
central processing unit (CPU), whereas general psychologists study
variability across contexts.
hh. general psychologists believe that the mind is independent from context
and content, whereas cultural psychologists believe that the mind
cannot be separated from context and content.
ii. general psychologists believe that all of human psychology is universal,
whereas cultural psychologists believe that people in different cultures
think and behave in very different ways that cannot be explained.
8. Trina believes that deep down, people from different cultures are all the same.
Which psychological perspective best represents Trina’s view?
jj. multicultural approach
kk. existential universal
Test Bank for Cultural Psychology, 4th Edition by Steven J Heine
